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The exhibition focuses on a secretary desk made in Berlin around 1835 by the ébéniste Joseph Schneevogl and now in the collection of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. Its masterful mahogany veneering with arched and spherically curved surfaces adeptly draws attention to the beauty of the material. The desk not only represents the summit of the art of Prussian furniture making but also marks the conclusion of handcrafted production methods and preindustrial material culture. It documents a specific approach to consumption, the appreciation of which is little more than a remote nostalgic memory today.
Video: Nebulafilm Berlin